It has become a tradition for us to head to San Diego every Thanksgiving. This year, Ricky played golf on Thanksgiving, so I took advantage of the opportunity to check out the San Diego Zoo. It’s supposed to be one of the best zoos in the country, and it didn’t disappoint. I went with our friend Tom, and we had a blast!

In 2014, Ricky and I took a beer journey north up the West Coast of the United States. We started in San Diego, and ended up in Vancouver. I loved the waterfront in Vancouver, and snapped some shots of it while we were there. I have to say, Vancouver was definitely a harder border to get in and out of Canada than Niagara Falls!

For our 5th anniversary, Ricky and I decided to head back to Hawaii (we went there for the first time in 2010), only this time we’d visit a different island. So far now we’ve been to 4 Hawaiian islands (Oahu, Big Island, Maui, and Lanai) and hope to make it to as many as possible. Maui was beautiful with rainbows every day, but I think we liked the bigger city feel of the cities on Oahu better. But no complaining… Hawaii is Hawaii!

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Life is a series of experiences. Some of mine include walking along the Great Wall of China, drinking craft beer in Belgium, playing poker in Vegas, reading novels at home, or just relaxing with my fiancé and lovable wiener dog. This website is your invitation to join me as I take on the planet one experience at a time and blog about it for your enjoyment!